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Spanish is spoken by about 364 million people worldwide, making it the most popular Romance language
Spanish syntax is generally Subject-Verb-Object, and usually places adjectives after nouns
Spanish people refer to their language as Espanol ('español') when contrasting it with languages of other countries, but call it Castilian ('castellano') if comparing it with other languages and dialects of Spain
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Querido James,
He llegado bien. El avión llego a la hora prevista aunque hubo turbulencias durante el viaje. En el aeropuerto me estaban esperando Julia y la pequeña Sara, que ha crecido mucho desde la última vez que la vimos. Tardamos media hora en coche hasta su casa, y al poco rato llegó Pepe. No hace ni dos horas que he aterrizado y ya he podido disfrutar de la comida española.
El tiempo es fabuloso. Hace calor y esta tarde iremos a la playa a darnos un baño. Además, Sara me ha dicho que tiene una nueva cometa, y después Pepe y yo navegaremos un rato en la barca. Pero primero vamos a reposar la comida y dormir una siesta.
No han parado de preguntarme por tà y cuando vienes. Ya les he contado que en esta época del año tienes mucho trabajo, pero aún asÃ, han insistido mucho en la idea de que intentes venir a pasar el fin de semana que viene.
PodrÃamos hacer una excursión a unas cuevas que hay cerca de aquÃ, según me ha explicado Julia. El resto del tiempo lo podemos pasar en la playa, tomando el sol y poniéndonos morenos. ¿Que te parece la idea?
Realmente me gustarÃa que pensaras en la posibilidad de comprarnos aquà una casa. El lugar es muy tranquilo y agradable. Todas las casas tienen jardÃn, piscina y garaje. El pueblo es pequeño, pero eso lo hace más agradable.
Julia me ha dicho que en el puerto hay varios restaurantes donde se come un pescado y marisco deliciosos. Y cuando venÃamos del aeropuerto hemos recorrido el paseo marÃtimo con el coche y he visto que hay muchas heladerÃas y “chiringuitos”.
Me encantarÃa que estuvieras aquà conmigo. Te llamaré esta noche para contarte mas cosas.
PD No te olvides de llamar a tu hermana para preguntarle el número del fontanero.
Besos,
Jane
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